Saturday, 20 October 2012

St Kilda Farmers Market (Fitzroy Street)

St Kilda Farmers Market (Fitzroy Street) was full of kids and dogs and delicious food. But no Dolly. It is where we lost Sylvia's beloved little Dolly. Unfortunately this makes it harder to speak in the glowing terms I might otherwise have used about the market. I loved tasting all the foods, discovering red kale and lunching on scones. However my last memory of the market is walking round and round searching for Dolly. So instead of telling you the story of the market, I will share some choice photos.

Beetroot that was roasted and eaten in salad.

Lots of lovely bread.

Loved the coloured baby carrots.

Red kale! I had never seen it before. Had to ask what it was.

Soft fresh licquorice. Wish I had bought bags and bags of it.

Scones for lunch. Sylvia insisted on a choc chip scone. Amazing!

We bought a cup of ginger beer to share, sat down to drink it and found Dolly was missing. Sadly I just couldn't appreciate the drink. I usually love ginger beer and think this was a good one.

Here is what we bought. Beetroot, avocado, coloured baby carrots, Pink Lady apples, licorice, red kale, sweet potato vegie fingers (vegan and they had gluten free ones available). And flowers. If Dolly had not fallen off the stroller we might have brought more. All I had the heart to buy was a bunch of flowers to cheer us up. They lit up our kitchen for a while. Wish they were still with us. Dolly's memory is.

How is new dolly fitting into the household? It always takes time for newcomers to fit in and a bit of good honest down home dirt to encourage that lived in feeling that makes dolly 2 as appreciated as dolly 1. You never forget your first dolly...

Thanks Fran - new dolly is getting a lot of attention but is not loved like old dolly - people say that it is the smell of being cuddled a lot but I think it is also that it takes time to become part of the kid's story.

I'm so glad you posted this after the arrival of new Dolly - I think it would have been just too sad otherwise. I am glad that the day out was otherwise good, and your produce / purchases look wonderful.

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